Typhoon Chanchu
| Typhoon ( JMA ) | |||
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| Category 4 Typhoon ( SSHWS ) | |||
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| Emergence | May 9, 2006 | ||
| resolution | May 19, 2006 | ||
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| Lowest air pressure | 930 hPa ( mbar ) | ||
| dead | 268 total | ||
| Property damage | US $ 1.2 billion (2006) | ||
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Affected areas |
Philippines , Taiwan , Southeastern People's Republic of China , Japan | ||
| Season overview: Pacific typhoon season 2006 |
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Chanchu was a powerful typhoon that formed over the Philippine Sea in May 2006 and passed through the Philippines, as well as the South China Sea and China .
course
On May 12, 2006, the storm moved at a top speed of 160 km / h towards the Visayas archipelago in the Philippines , where the heavy rains caused several landslides. He then migrated northwest into the South China Sea . Many bridges and roads were destroyed and badly damaged. In some areas, people had no electricity for hours. In the Philippines alone, Chanchu claimed the deaths of 37 people.
On May 17th it reached wind speeds of up to 250 km / h. Vietnamese fishermen fishing far from the mainland were caught by the typhoon. At least 28 Vietnamese died in the open sea. He met mainland China on the same day. The provinces of Guangdong and Fujian were particularly hard hit, where landslides also occurred. Despite the precautions that brought 900,000 people to safety in China, 23 people did not survive the typhoon. In addition, over 20,000 houses in the provinces were destroyed. With winds of up to 170 km / h it was even the strongest storm ever recorded in this region in May. In the further course Chanchu weakened and brought Taiwan and Shanghai heavy rains.
Individual evidence
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